Highlights of the exhibition

• The first Kisling exhibit in Japan in 12 years!
  This is the first dedicated Kisling exhibition to come to Japan since 2007. We hope that you will take this opportunity to enjoy the artistic world of Kisling, the “Prince of Montparnasse” and star of the 1920s and 1930s Paris art scene.
• Portraits brimming with vivid color and translucency
  Kisling painted many portraits of friends, his wife, actresses, models, and young boys and girls. Kisling’s style of portraiture is apparent in works such as Bel-Gazou(Colette de Jouvenel) , depicting the daughter of the French female novelist Colette: the glowing yet translucent colors, realistically depicted details, and large, almond-shaped pupils that betray sadness. This exhibition features treasured portraits from the collections of domestic and foreign art museums and collectors.
• A happy painter who lived through a turbulent era
  Kisling lived through the turbulence of two world wars. His own life was impacted when he was wounded as a member of the French Foreign Legion during the First World War, and later forced to flee from Europe to America during the Second World War to escape Nazi persecution of Jews. However, as an outgoing and well-liked person who valued his friendships, even amid such a difficult era, he lived happily and continued to paint until the end of his life, blessed with friends and family and constant orders for his work.